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Europa-Park allows visitors to skip the line for a fee Visitors of Europa-Park can now skip a queue for a fee. The German theme park has introduced a paid skip-the-line system for the virtual reality roller coaster Alpenexpress Coastiality. Who wants to experience the roller coaster Alpenexpress with virtual reality, normally pays 2 euros per ride. Due to the low capacity, the waiting time can increase considerably. Recently, visitors can also opt for a Coastiality+ Pass for 6.99 euros. With that they no longer have to wait in line. There are four different virtual reality films, each with its own theme. The VIP passes are available at the main entrance, at various information kiosks in the park and via the special Coastiality app. Europa-Park was until now one of the few theme parks in Germany where no paid skip-the-line system was active. In parks like Movie Park Germany, Holiday Park and Phantasialand, it has long been customary that guests can pay to skip queues. Source

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Thanks! Despite the bad weather, I still had an amazing time. A poncho can do wonders! I heard lots of not-so-great reviews from Coaster Express, but I wanted to try it myself and see if it really was that bad. Also, I was surprised of how massive this ride is. So I am sure this would be one hell of an RMC, if the conversion ever happens. But I agree that with the park retracking a large portion of the coaster, we probably won't see a conversion any time soon. Thanks! I love to share my adventures from all these parks, so I am glad you enjoyed it (even when you're dry at home). Thank you! Parque Warner surely has a lot of great rides that I really enjoyed. Thanks! I was expecting Superman and Batman to be two fantastic coasters, but I was really surprised with how much I liked Stunt Fall. It is definitely not up there with the two B&M's, but it still is an awesome ride.

Parque Warner Madrid - April 2018 Hello everyone! On April 6th and 7th 2018, I went to Madrid, Spain for my first ever time to Parque de Atracciones de Madrid and Parque Warner Madrid. I spent my first day in Parque de Atracciones and my second day in Parque Warner. On April 7th, I visited Parque Warner Madrid. The park is not as centrally located as Parque de Atracciones, so it can be a real headache to get to this place with public transport. The journey from my hotel in the city centre to the park's entrance took about 90 minutes, taking the Madrid Metro, a train to Pinto and then the bus to Parque Warner. Just like Parque de Atracciones, Parque Warner is owned by Parques Reunidos, giving me free entrance with my annual pass from Bobbejaanland. I heard some fairly good reviews from this park, but I always try to keep my expectations as low as possible, to avoid disappointment. But this park is much better than I expected it to be. Most of the rides and areas are well themed, and I really loved the atmosphere in the park. I wouldn't say that it is one my all-time favorite parks, but it definitely is in my top 10. Of course, the main reason for visiting this park is Superman, the B&M Floorless coaster. It is clearly the best ride in the park, but Parque Warner has much more to offer: they are home to one of the best stuntshows I have ever seen, one of my new favorite water rides and on top of that they have a very solid coaster lineup. Much like the day before, the weather forecast for the day was pretty bad with lots of rain. While it did rain a lot the first part of the day, the second half of the day was a lot dryer. I bought the Fast Pass (which is only 30 euros), because it seemed to be very busy. But somehow the park was very empty and most people were in the kids area. I was very surprised, but did not complain at all. The major thrill rides had at most a 15-minute wait, except for their Giant Inverted Boomerang coaster Stunt Fall which had a 30-minute line all day. Their interactive dark ride Scooby-Doo probably had the longest line in the entire park, topping out at 50 minutes. Most of the other rides had at most a 5-minute queue. With my Fast Pass, I had a walk-on on every single ride. Welcome to Parque Warner Madrid! This fountain welcomes you in the park. It also gives you an idea of how wet this day would be. What an impressive view when you enter the park. Let us start in the Cartoon Village. La Aventura de Scooby-Doo is the park's interactive dark ride. I liked it, but it was nothing too special. It was kind of scary for the kids though, because I saw many little children leave the ride with tears in their eyes. I love random bits of theming like this. This way to the Bugs Bunny meet-and-greet. Correcaminos Bip, Bip (6/10) Now this coaster was a surprise hit. The airtime and the forces were very good for a family coaster. Of course, this Mack Youngstar coaster was also very smooth. Probably one of the weakest themed coasters in the park, though. But still a great ride. Next up was Correcaminos Bip, Bip, which is Spanish voor Road Runner. Wile E. Coyote climbing the lift hill. The ride had some good theming, but was one of the weaker themed coasters at the park. It is a great family coaster that has some good airtime and some pretty decent forces. I really liked the trains. I prefer Pegasus at Europa-Park over this one, but it is still one of the better family coasters out there. Even the Flintstones have their own ride at Parque Warner. I think that someone won't pass his driving test today. Some more Cartoon themed rides. It really is a lovely area for the kids. I was really looking forward to riding their rapids, after so many great reviews from it. But unfortunately, just like the rapids at Parque de Atracciones, this one was closed. #SadDays. Time to enter the park of the Looney Tunes. All of the rides are very nicely themed. Tom y Jerry (2.5/10) It is just your standard Zierer Tivoli coaster. Although, this one had some good theming. Time to ride Tom & Jerry! You won't get thirsty riding this coaster, because there is plenty of orange juice. The coaster itself is nothing special, but it has the theming. Next, we'll head off to the Wild West Territory. It probably is my favorite themed area at the park. This train might have some delay. Next up was Rio Bravo, in the pouring rain. I won't spoil it for anyone here, but Rio Bravo has some very unique elements that I did not expect at all. Seriously, I almost sh*t my pants! Also, the ride is very well themed. It is my second favorite log flume, after Chiapas at Phantasialand. Parque warner is home to lots of flat rides. Coaster Express was closed, because they were retracking a large part of the ride's layout. So I wasn't able to ride this infamous wooden coaster, but I don't really know whether I should be happy about that or not..?? The least you can say is that Coaster Express is a very big wooden coaster. You can see the removed track on the turn. It was time for our next water ride -- Cataratas Salvajes. Like every water ride in a Spanish park, you will get absolutely soaked on this one. Those are some crazy people riding a water ride in the rain! I was on the next boat.. Gotham City was next. I love areas like this. They also have a wave swinger, themed to Mr. Freeze. It is time for the park's massive 115 meter (377 ft) tall drop tower. And there are three of it! It wasn't anything special, not that much airtime. But you get some awesome views from up there. Batman: Arkham Asylum (8/10) This was my first Batman-clone from B&M. There may be a lot of them in the USA, but they are much harder to find in Europe. After my first ride in the front, I was blown away with how intense this coaster is. It just tries to rip your face off in every possible way! And that was before I tried the back... Also, Batman is a very smooth ride. Definitely the smoothest coaster in the park. The theming was once again very nicely done. I would consider Batman as one of of my favorite Inverts, just behind Black Mamba and OzIris. Next, it was time to ride Batman. It was my first Batman-clone, but I'd much rather have these than some of the other clones out there. Batman through the trees. Not only the outside of the coaster is very well themed, but the indoor queue as well. Anyone for an intensive treatment? Batman has got his own private parking space. I guess that is the least you deserve when you are a superhero, right? This is the start of a lot of positive G's. Seriously, this is one of the most intense coasters I have done. The park is also home to a Top Spin, the Invertatron. Just hanging around. Superman / la Atracción de Acero (8.5/10) Superman is clearly the best coaster in the park. It is a very intense ride and the fact that it is a floorless coaster makes it even better. Unlike most non-Hypers from B&M, Superman has a straight first drop, resulting in some great airtime. After the drop, you enter multiple forceful inversions, which includes one of the best zero-G rolls I have done. Instead of a MCBR, Superman has a massive airtime hill that gives some great floater airtime. To end the ride, you have some very snappy interlocking corkscrews followed by a double helix. I liked the ride more in the front, because of the airtime you get on the airtime hill, but it is more intense in the back. The ride was a bit shaky near the end, but nothing too bad to distract from the ride experience. Also, the theming is great. I really liked the fact that you have to walk through the offices from the Daily Planet to get to the queue. Overall, it is a fantastic coaster that I would rank just outside my top 10. Sorry for the lack of photos from Superman. But it is almost impossible to take pictures of the ride, because most of the ride is located outside of the park. Who's ready for a ride on the Man of Steel? This is the start of a well themed queue line. This ride doesn't only have inversions and intensity to offer, it also has a massive airtime hill. It really is the star attraction of this park. Parque Warner is also home to a Mad House. i always enjoy this kind of rides. You can even go on a California Tour at Parque Warner. All of the buildings looked really nice. You can get some stunning views. I randomly bumped into a street act, where they showed off their dance skills. They were dancing on some classic 90's songs that everyone knows. I really like these kind of acts, and they all did a fantastic job! It was time to watch the park's stunt show. The show is kind of similar to the Moteurs Action Stunt Show at Disneyland Paris. Unlike the Paris version, this one was action packed from start to finish. And there were some very funny moments where everybody laughed out loud. I wasn't expecting to like this show as much as I did, but it ended up being one of the best shows I have seen. Oso Yogui, the Splash Battle of the park. It surely looks nice, and I bet tonnes of people would be riding this in the Spanish heat (so not today). Stunt Fall (7/10) After experiencing many standard Vekoma Boomerangs, this was my first Giant Inverted Boomerang. I really did not know what to expect from it. Normally, I am fine when I ride a new coaster for the first time, but when I saw the train flying through the station I started to feel a bit nervous. After I boarded the train in the front seat for the first time, hanging face down on the vertical tower surely didn't help either. But oh man, what is this ride awesome! The vertical drop provided some excellent weightlessness all the way down, both forwards and backward. The ride is very forceful and all the inversions had some very good positive G's. Surprisingly, Stunt Fall was pretty smooth, despite some jolts in the cobra roll. The one negative about this ride is that it barely has any theming, and if you have read my previous trip reports, you know how much I love theming. But overall, Stunt Fall is an excellent ride that was a lot better than I was expecting it to be. Stunt Fall was my first Giant Inverted Boomerang. Unlike the standard ones, I really liked it! It has some very good G's and was pretty smooth. This is about all the theming you get -- Not much. You can get real close and personal with Stunt Fall. Going forwards or backwards? I guess we'll never know. Roller coaster heart. Stunt Fall is an awesome ride that was much better than I would have had imagined. So overall, I had an amazing time at this park, despite the bad weather. The highlight of the day was clearly Superman, followed by Batman and the stuntshow Police Academy. Out of the two parks I visited this trip, Parque Warner was clearly my favorite one. It is a park that I would definitely want to visit again. Thanks for reading!

^I agree. The restraints on Helix, Alpina Blitz, Blue Fire and Kärnan also get tighter during the ride, but I have absolutely no problem with them whatsoever. On the other hand, Abismo's restraints are a lot more "bulky", so I guess that might be the issue.

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Maybe my expectations were a bit too high, but that wouldn't have changed my opinion about it. I agree that the one in Finland looks much better! Thanks! The problem I had with the restraints is that they tightened up very hard at the bottom of the first drop. The hangtime - before the restraints crushed my thighs - was excellent. I have ridden Formule X at Drievliet which has the same restraints, and I had no problem at all on that ride. So I don't know what caused it..

Thanks! Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. And what makes it even more curious is that the other Intamin SLC in Finland, also called Tornado, only has a couple of simple supports for its loop. It did open two years later though. Source: RCDB

Baron 1898, a few hours ago.

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The news is out! The official opening date of ICON will be 25/05/2018! Source

Tornado was also on my to-do list, because it is a very unique ride. So I was really looking forward to riding my first Intamin inverted coaster, but I just couldn't help it to feel disappointed. If the ride was actually smooth, I would have rated it a lot higher, though.

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Great report, as usual. Viper looks like a super awesome ride.

Thanks! It's a great park, and Abismo was a lot of fun. My report from Parque Warner is coming soon. Spoiler alert: I did ride Stunt Fall multiple times, and it was awesome!

Thank you! I love sharing my trips with all of TPR, so I am glad you are enjoying them.

Thanks! The restraints on Abismo aren't the most comfortable out there. They are very bulky, and really pressed down on me at the bottom of the drop. But the extended layout more than made up for this! I was expecting that Tornado would be a good coaster, but it did not live up to my expectations, at all. Luckily the first part of the ride has some good forces to it, but after the second looping things get real bad real fast.

Pinfari Superman or Batman?

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You're welcome. As much as I enjoyed Abismo and Tarantula, they are just "filler" coasters, if that makes sense. Nickelodeon Land looked great, I was amazed at how big this area was - it is about 1/4 of the entire park! Thanks! It really was a lot of fun.

Holy guacamole That thing is really flying! It looks so awesome!!

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The new entrance area is taking shape! Source

Italian Madrid or Barcelona?